De Critters’ Dance (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Ain't nobody nevah tol' you not a wo'd a-tall, 'Bout de time dat all de critters gin dey fancy ball? Some folks ...
Ain't nobody nevah tol' you not a wo'd a-tall, 'Bout de time dat all de critters gin dey fancy ball? Some folks ...
I has hyeahd o' people dancin' an' I 's hyeahd o' people singin'. An' I 's been 'roun' lots of othahs ...
You kin talk erbout yo' 'lasses an' yo' steamin' buckwheat cakes,'Bout yo' eisters fried in crackers, an' yo' juicy hot ...
Dey 's a so't o' threatenin' feelin' in de blowin' of de breeze, An' I 's feelin' kin' o' squeamish in ...
Hyeah dat singin' in de medders Whaih de folks is mekin' hay? Wo'k is pretty middlin' heavy Fu' a man to be so ...
Will I have some mo' dat pie? No, ma'am, thank-ee, dat is--I-- Bettah quit daihin' me. Dat ah pie look sutny good: How 'd ...
I done got 'uligion, honey, an' I 's happy ez a king; Evahthing I see erbout me 's jes' lak sunshine ...
MAMMY'S in de kitchen, an' de do' is shet;All de pickaninnies climb an' tug an' sweat,Gittin' to de winder, stickin' ...
TWO little boots all rough an' wo',Two little boots!Laws, I's kissed 'em times befo',Dese little boots!Seems de toes a-peepin' thooDis ...
GRANNY'S gone a-visitin',Seen huh git huh shawlW'en I was a-hidin' downHime de gyahden wall.Seen huh put her bonnet on,Seen huh ...
HIT'S been drizzlin' an' been sprinklin',Kin' o' techy all day long.I ain't wet enough fu' toddy,I's too damp to raise ...
It's moughty tiahsome layin' 'roun' Dis sorrer-laden earfly groun', An' oftentimes I thinks, thinks I, 'T would be a sweet t'ing des to ...
He's struttin' sho ernuff,Wearin' a lady's muffEn' ways erpon his head,Red coat ob reddest red,Purtty white satin ves',Gole braid ercross ...
FU' de peace o' my eachin' heels, set down;Don' fiddle dat chune no mo'.Don' you see how dat melody stuhs ...
Its bin ni ontoe three yearsSince mah Goo' Man, Sandy,Marched erway, twixt sighs an' tears,Frum his own Mirandy.Out yondah on ...
Howdy sistah Tootles! Ah's jes' er passin' by. Thought I'd kindah drap in Let yo' kno' revival's nigh. Hain't seed ...
To MR. E. H. SHARP. Blue bird an' de killdee Am er flittin' by! Spring time chillun! An' de fishin' ...
TO N. H. FAIRBANKS. Sistah! Bress Gawd! Thot I'd drap in jes' er while, See ef yo's er gittin' 'long ...
When de banjo am er plinkin' An' de fiddle am er squeakin' An' de ditties comes sweet, An' de ditties ...
TO MRS. HENRY LINDEN. Dey's nuffin' lak joy, An' dey's nffin' lak shout To drive erway de trouble An' to ...
TO MR. J. T. RICKS. When de moon streams down On er kam still night, Let me sot by de ...
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